Daily Photo (Food)

 

Photo for March 5 - Food!

The daily challenge yesterday was "FOOD!"  Of course, many of my photos are food-related, because, well, I likes to do some eatin'!  Today's photo was taken in the break room at work, where I was helping a group of non-traditional teachers.  As you can see, there is something for the health-conscious folks, and we have fruits too! (okay, okay, sad attempt at humor, I know)

The girls sing and we're down to the Sweet 16

This is a day late in posting, so you get both our take on the girls AND the results.

Tonight, the girls sing!


Name------Dave---Shan---Emily--
Crystal----Y------Y-------Y----
Haeley-----N------N-------Y----
Lacey------N------?-------Y----
Katie------Y------Y-------Y----
Didi-------N------N-------N----
Michelle---N------N-------N----
Lilly------N------N-------N----
Katelyn----Y------N-------Y----
Paige------N------Y-------Y----
Siobhan----Y------Y-------N----


Crystal is up first after going to the hospital last night. I am digging this girl's groove! Very nice!

Haeley - Ah, for me, it sounds like she tried to go R&B with it, but was stuck somewhere between country and R&B or something. And, I'm sorry, but the lisp just rubs me sideways. Should it? Of course not. But in a singer/performer, it does. Emily loved it.

Lacey - Hmm. Well, I'm not sure she sounds much different than the original version of the song. The high-pitched "cutesy voice" annoys me. Emily, on the other hand, just said she loves her voice. There ya go.

Katie - Emily is dancing up a storm to this girl and her records on. LOL. I think she's doing a very good job with the song. Not bad. Shan just said, "I think the girls are doing much better than the boys." I agree!

Didi - Ouch, a little flat there in spots (re, well, to my ears anyway). I tried REALLY hard to like this, but… no. I just couldn't get passed something in her voice.

Michelle - Whoa, okay, not thinking so here. Can you say nightclub? We like her, but this was way, way wrong.

Lilly - Man, I like her, but I do not like her version of 'change gonna come.' Man, what a bummer. Emily likes her name. And that she plays different instruments.

Katelyn - I don't know why, but I like her singing and playing the piano. She seems to be singing this from the heart, really into it. Emily liked her piano playing too.

Paige - Wow, "Walk Away" with a weird R&B twist. Well, until the chorus. Why change up the whole song and then fall back on the standard chorus for the most part!? I don't think this works. I'm sure the judges will disagree.

Siobhan - Wow, Aretha. Okay, so let's see. She's got some soul in there for sure. Man, I really like her voice. Not too crazy about the look, but she's got skillz.

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Okay, let's see who gets the boot:

Wow, okay, I actually liked "I gotta feeling" very well done!

Tim - safe
Todrick - safe
Michael - safe
Casey - safe
John - OUT - not really a surprise
Lee - safe
Aaron - safe
Alex - safe
Jermaine - OUT - I can't remember just now what we said, but I would guess "OUT"
Andrew - safe

Lilly - safe
Paige - safe
Katie - safe
Didi - safe
Michelle - OUT - we all said no for this week, it was all about the song.
Katelyn - safe
Crystal - safe
Siobhan - safe
Lacey - safe
Haeley - OUT - I am not surprised

Daily Photo (Striped Patterns)

 

Striped patterns - today's challenge

Emily pointed at the dining room chair and said, "Hey, there are some stripes!"  I grabbed the chair and placed it up against the wainscoat (which is also striped!).  Of course, I had considered posting a picture of the DVD cover for a particular Bill Murray movie....

10 guys and uh....

10 Guys bring it on… or do they?


Name------Dave-----Shan------Emily----Tyler
Michael-----Y--------Y---------N--------?--
John--------N--------N---------N--------N--
Casey-------N--------Y---------Y--------N--
Alex--------N--------N---------N--------N--
Todrick-----N--------N---------N--------N--
Jermaine----N--------N---------N--------N--
Andrew------?--------N---------N--------N--
Aaron-------Y--------Y---------N--------N--
Tim---------?--------?---------N--------X--
Lee---------N--------?---------Y--------N--


Michael - I am so glad he was allowed to stay in the contest after his Dad's oopsie!  I like Big Mike a lot!  Emily wasn't sure. And then Mike sang "OW!" and she said No.

John - "Purple Haze, that's the name of my group…" Yeah, we got that.  Well, he is no John Mayer. 

Casey - Man, everybody does this song. Geez oh man.  Come on. "I don't wanna be" and yet, really, that's all this is - a wannabe song.  Nope, nada, see ay on the flip side of the bargain bin buddy. Well, the girls here like him anyway.

Alex - Emily said "uh no" before I could even get down here to type!  I am not feeling it. At all. Really.  "Everybody No's" - well at the least the title fit.

Todrick - Oh my gosh, what is he doing to this song!?  "What's love got to do with it" has been beaten, thrown into the blender and puked all over the floor. Other than that, I liked it.

Jermaine - The onezie!? I don't think so. Some people weren't likin' it! Shan said this is her biggest NO!

Andrew - Meh. I don't really have an opinion one way or the other, so I guess I'll let him slide with a question mark.

Aaron - I actually like this version.  A little heavy on the runs, but aside from that, I like it.

Tim - Emily's response to his opening line? "I don't" (miss the sound of your voice). Hmm, I dunno. Not great, not awful. What happened to all the "talent" this year??

Lee - Ah, yes, another wannabe.  Sorry, but if you can't pull off a song without sounding like you are whining the whole time, it's time to go home. Maybe he should have sung that instead. Sing it through your nose! Nice.

Today's Photo - Pepperoni Party

 

For supper tonight, Shan is making "Pepperoni Rigatoni" (only we don't have rigatoni and instead are using some other kind of pasta).  Emily grabbed some of the pepperonis and chewed the edge off one.  After she did, she wanted me to make this the photo of the day!  How could I resist?